1981 Isle of Wight County Council election


Local elections of 1981 to the Isle of Wight County Council, a county council in south east England, were held on 7 May 1981. The whole council was up for election, with boundary changes since the last election in 1977, which increased the number of seats by one. The election resulted in a council with Liberal members holding more than half of the seats.

Election result

This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections:

Ward results

Carisbrooke East

Freshwater Afton